Mount Tully vs Severnlea

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Severnlea, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Tully tends to suit people living alone, while Severnlea suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mount Tully carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 40/100)
  • Severnlea is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 56%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Severnlea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $255/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Severnlea

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (179 min vs 189 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (225.7 km vs 232.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Severnlea

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)
  • But Mount Tully carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 40/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Severnlea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.1% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Tully and Severnlea drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Mount Tully Severnlea
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Mount Tully Severnlea
Walkability 0 / 17
Mount Tully — Walkability: 0/100 Severnlea — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 80 / 60
Mount Tully — Safety: 80/100 Severnlea — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 31 / 100
Mount Tully — Low fire risk: 31/100 Severnlea — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Severnlea has more residents (382 vs 117); Mount Tully rents higher ($255/wk vs $200/wk).

Mount Tully Severnlea
Population 117 382
+226% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.3% +9.1%
Median age 44 46
Median household income $74,724/yr
+19% vs other
 $60,528/yr
Median weekly rent $255/wk
+22% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Tully Severnlea
0-4 4.3% / 4.7%
Mount Tully — 0-4: 4.3% Severnlea — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 12.0% / 14.9%
Mount Tully — 5-14: 12.0% Severnlea — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 6.0% / 5.8%
Mount Tully — 15-19: 6.0% Severnlea — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 2.6% / 2.9%
Mount Tully — 20-24: 2.6% Severnlea — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 12.0% / 9.4%
Mount Tully — 25-34: 12.0% Severnlea — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 18.8% / 9.7%
Mount Tully — 35-44: 18.8% Severnlea — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 12.0% / 14.4%
Mount Tully — 45-54: 12.0% Severnlea — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 18.8% / 13.6%
Mount Tully — 55-64: 18.8% Severnlea — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 13.7% / 17.5%
Mount Tully — 65-74: 13.7% Severnlea — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 3.4% / 5.0%
Mount Tully — 75-84: 3.4% Severnlea — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / —
Mount Tully — 85+: not among its largest Severnlea — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Tully 37.0% couple families
Mount Tully — Couple Families: 37.0% Mount Tully — Lone Person: 44.4% Mount Tully — One Parent Families: 18.5%
Severnlea 49.4% couple families
Severnlea — Couple Families: 49.4% Severnlea — Lone Person: 32.9% Severnlea — One Parent Families: 17.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Tully 8.6% renting
Mount Tully — Owned Outright: 54.3% Mount Tully — Mortgage: 37.1% Mount Tully — Renting: 8.6%
Severnlea 14.4% renting
Severnlea — Owned Outright: 47.0% Severnlea — Mortgage: 38.6% Severnlea — Renting: 14.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Tully 100.0% houses
Mount Tully — Houses: 100.0% Mount Tully — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Severnlea 98.5% houses
Severnlea — Houses: 98.5% Severnlea — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Mount Tully Severnlea
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 17.0%
Mount Tully — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Severnlea — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 8.1%
Mount Tully — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Severnlea — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 8.1%
Mount Tully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Severnlea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 3.7%
Mount Tully — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Severnlea — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Mount Tully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Severnlea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Development activity

Mount Tully Severnlea
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Tully Severnlea
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD

Liveability

Severnlea is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Mount Tully Severnlea
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Tully carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0); Severnlea carries more crime risk (40 vs 20).

Mount Tully Severnlea
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Tully Severnlea
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Tully

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Severnlea

  • Severnlea State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Tully Severnlea
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Mount Tully sits further from the CBD (232.5 km vs 225.7 km).

Mount Tully Severnlea
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Brisbane 232.5 km
+3% vs other
 225.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 189 min 179 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4380
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4380
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Mount Tully Severnlea
Car (driver) 84.1% / 67.8%
Mount Tully — Car (driver): 84.1% Severnlea — Car (driver): 67.8%
Worked from Home 15.9% / 21.2%
Mount Tully — Worked from Home: 15.9% Severnlea — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Walked Only — / 8.9%
Mount Tully — Walked Only: not among its largest Severnlea — Walked Only: 8.9%
Car (passenger) — / 2.1%
Mount Tully — Car (passenger): not among its largest Severnlea — Car (passenger): 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.1%).

Setting

Mount Tully Severnlea
Elevation 990 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 798 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Tully Severnlea
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
163 premises

Climate

Mount Tully Severnlea
Annual rainfall 730 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Mount Tully Severnlea
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Tully Severnlea
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Tully Severnlea
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Tully

Professionals Rural

Severnlea

Rural

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